As we discussed, of particular interest in this Sura for many scholars (particularly feminist scholars) is Verse 34 that permits men to hit their wives. It is interesting that Qutb sets up this section by restating that men and women have equal rights in the eyes of God, as he preached in Social Justice of Islam. While he does seem to want to emphasize the justice of this "punishment" system that is set up for men to use against their wives, I have a hard time following the morality component he has supposedly outlined.
While Qutb does emphasize that men cannot beat their wives unnecessarily without being punished in the eyes of Allah, it still seems to be up to the man's discretion to decide how much and in what way he can hit his wife. Also, the precursor to hitting your wife is to shun her emotionally, which I suppose could be seen as a type of emotional abuse.
All in all, I do not follow Qutb's "rationalization" of this Verse in Sura 4. Even though I am outside the culture...I don't think I buy his argument.
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